"J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851) is widely regarded as the greatest painter Britain has ever produced. Despite the many books and exhibitions that have been devoted to him, there is one aspect of his extraordinary oeuvre that has never been thoroughly examined. Uniquely in the history of European art, he took on all comers, past and present, that he considered worthy of a challenge, creating his own images in their styles. These works were both acts of homage and a sophisticated form of art criticism, demonstrating his understanding of great art and his ability to equal or better the most celebrated exponents of the landscape tradition. No artist, however revered, was considered beyond challenge. This unique habit is clearly a key to understanding Turner's art, yet the issue is one that has so far never been thoroughly addressed on Turner and on British art of the 18th and 19th centuries. In "Turner and the Masters" leading authorities explore this fascinating aspect of his career, revealing new detail on the debts and rivalries that shaped his work in often unexpected ways. Accompanying a major touring exhibition that brings together works by Turner with masterpieces by Claude, Canaletto, Ruisdael, Van de Velde, Poussin, Rubens and Rembrandt, as well as by Turner's contemporaries including Constable and Bonnington, this book firmly positions Turner in the company of the greatest painters of all time. The contributors include Guillaume Faroult, Sarah Monks, Martin Myrone, Kathleen Nicholson, Philippa Simpson and Ian Warrell."--Jacket.더 읽기…

Turner and the masters : gleaning to excel / David Solkin --
Facing up to the past : the Old Masters and the British School in Turner's London / Philippa Simpson --
'Stolen hints from celebrated pictures' : Turner as a copyist, collector and consumer of Old Master paintings / Ian Warrell --
Turner, Claude and the essence of landscape / Kathleen Nicholson --
Turner goes Dutch / Sarah Monks --
'He said he held it very low' : Turner and contemporary French landscape painting in 1802 / Guillaume Faroutl and David Solkin --
Education and emulation / David Solkin --
The Academy and the Grand style / Philippa Simpson and Martin Myrone --
Turner and the north / David Solkin and Philippa Simpson --
Painters painted : the cult of the artist / Ian Warrell --
Competing with contemporaries / David Solkin --
Turner paints himself into history / Ian Warrell.

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edited by David Solkin ; with contributions from Guillaume Faroult . [and others].

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J M W Turner (1775-1851) is widely regarded as the greatest painter Britain has ever produced. This book accompanies a major touring exhibition that brings together works by Turner with masterpieces by Claude, Canaletto, Ruisdael, Van de Velde, Rubens and Rembrandt, as well as by Turner's contemporaries including Constable and Bonnington.더 읽기…